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Grant did not strike me as a stupid person, especially in the manner in which he kept Bond alive in Istanbul and the way he learned about Bond's meeting with Nash in Zagreb, before assuming the latter's identity. This strikes me as sloppy writing on the screenwriters' part . . . and on Fleming's part.
I feel like if the situation was reversed, Bond would have killed him quickly
It's not a writer's fault as much as it is characterization. Grant was smart when it came to following SPECTRE's plan for him, but when he ventured out and personally took over getting the Lektor from Bond he was unrestrained and could handle the situation how he wished. That is where the egocentricities come in, and his eventual failure. I mean, why would you give him a last request? Obviously Bond was trying something. Then is the moment prior where Grant is exposed for his lacking knowledge on wines. His failures where on his own part, and for his own naivety in moments where he thought he had Bond beat. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Because he's a "homicidal paranoiac"?
That would be cool to see, and quite a tough match!
SPECTRE's goal is not just to steal the Lektor and sell it back to the Russians, it's also to kill Bond as revenge for Bond's killing of Dr. No. When Kronsteen mentions this Blofeld replies "Let his death be a particularly unpleasant and humiliating one." This is why Klebb chooses Grant, his file indicates he's exactly the kind of "homocidal paranoic" that won't kill Bond until Bond crawls over and kisses Grant's foot. But Grant is also greedy, his downfall is his desire for the additional gold sovereigns in Nash's attache case.
Perhaps because Dent had arranged the killing of Strangways and Strangways' secretary. And you just don't arrange the killing of two MI6 agents and get away with it. Plus, "It's a Smith and Wesson. And you've had your six," is such an incredibly delicious line!
Cuz "the funeral took place at sea" line gives you a chuckle....it does to me anyway lulz
And touring around a cocaine factory, breathing in and no side effects etc?
That's a good question, I've never figured that one out either. My best assumption is that he saw Blofeld face-to-face sometime after that, and having it brought up in conversation, just took his word for it and went to do the job. Either that or there's a deleted scene where Saxby spies on them fixing the phony call, hahaha.
or it is just lazy film-making, 'hay, who cares about the plot, just fill it with action and silly stuff and no-one will notice!'
A trademark of the Guy Hamilton Bond movies, hahaha. Even though I really like DAF, LALD, and even TMWTGG, it is so inevitably true.
I dislike Moonraker, but I do feel that if Jaws were taken out of that sequence, it might have my vote for the all-time great James Bond PTS.
I hear you, Jaws wasn't quite necessary in the PTS. I was quite content with Bond duking it out with the airplane pilot. And you're right, it is weird that he was on the plane in the first place, unless he was a part of the "African Job" which M refers to moments before, and was seeking his revenge. If not, he could be seeking his revenge for the events of TSWLM, although that's a far stretch. An even more baffling question, which someone on here asked a while ago, is where was Jaws when Bond fought the pilot? Hiding in the airplane bathroom?
I'm guessing the pliot hired him for muscle.
Yes, I do agree, Moonraker could of been the best pre credits sequence ever if not for Kiel, they meant it as a surprise, but it just turned out to be an embarrassment. The flapping of arms and falling on to the circus tent to god awful music, (of course he escapes without injury), it really spoils an otherwise damn good movie :-<
Precisely, it just doesn't equate any way you look at it. Let's say Bond had to take a leak on the plane. I very highly doubt that Jaws would have been able to hide in such a confined space. He'd take up the entire bathroom standing up!
Why is Bond shocked when Renard recites the quote that Elektra told him earlier in the film? Renard was involved in the kidnapping, so why would it be mind-blowing that he knows it? Granted, it plays out in the twist later on in the film, but perhaps Renard overheard it and used it to trick Bond. He didn't know that Elektra was involved in her father's death at this point, so what is it that sets Bond off? Perhaps he didn't take into consideration that he may have overheard it, and he just assumes Elektra and Renard are in it together, and he ends up being correct?
Oh man, you've blown my mind with this question! Nice one Crease! This is certainly curious, yes indeed. I would assume that what you said in your last sentence is right, that he just made the blind assumption without thinking about it that Elektra and Renard had to have some sort of deeper history than just captive and captor.
EDIT: After seeing Elektra and Bond's confrontation after he knocks out Gabor, he accuses her of stealing the line from Renard. So, perhaps that was what ran through his mind - it would be pointless for Elektra to mutter out a quote such as that while being a captive, and when she heard Renard use it, she took a liking to it. But, in Bond's mind, it would be weird to quote someone who kidnapped you...unless Stockholm syndrome set in and you fell in love with said captor.
If you look closely to the right when the pilot is coming out and handing the gun to the lady, you can see Jaws left leg in the co-pilot seat.
I took a screencap!
Furthermore, from the shot you presented and if you think back, the guy with the pistol goes to the control panels (where Jaws is supposed to be), and shoots out the instruments - and lo and behold - there is nobody there
Moore has a birds eye view of all that goes on (you remember him sitting there looking on) - and a fight ensues for control of the pistol and subsequent parachutes (Enjoy your flight etc)
Suddenly after Moore pushes the pistol guy out the 'plane and leans out, Jaws appears out of nowhere i.e. he simply vanished into thin air from sitting at the control deck to standing behind Moore and pushing him out the emergency door. If you look at the above and remember the sequence in question, there is no way in hell Jaws could of moved from the control panels and sneaked up on Moore without being seen, or in other words, he simply vanished into thin air at the flight controls
(mental exhaustion) ~O) Either way, it doesn't make sense..
Maybe if it had of been the following release and a trip with Lois Chiles, he would of travelled by Concorde and have it over with as quick as possible, but it's one line of thought